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时候

shí hou · shi hou

Traditional 時候

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. time
  2. length of time
  3. moment
  4. period
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When are you free?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)什么(shénme)时候(shíhou)有空(yǒukòng)？

    When are you free?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)吃饭(chīfàn)的(de)时候(shíhou)有空(yǒukòng)。

    I'm free when I'm eating.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)什么(shénme)时候(shíhou)吃饭(chīfàn)？

    Then when do you eat?

  4. Dengdeng

    饿(è)的(de)时候(shíhou)。

    When I'm hungry.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)什么(shénme)时候(shíhou)饿(è)？

    Then when are you hungry?

  6. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)现在(xiànzài)！走吧(zǒuba)。

    Right now! Let's go.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)他(tā)什(shén)么(me)时(shí)候(hou)从(cóng)法(fǎ)国(guó)回(huí)来(lái)。

I don't know when he returned from France.

Tatoeba: Chinese by popolady · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

进(jìn)教(jiào)室(shì)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)请(qǐng)把(bǎ)帽(mào)子(zi)摘(zhāi)了(le)。

Take off your hat when you enter a classroom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by Ignoto · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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时
shí

o'clock; time

候
hòu

to wait; to inquire after

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